GIBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
VOLUME XXIII.-m 88.
FOREION CORRESPONDENCE
LETTER FBOJI PARIS.
' ((Jorrcspomlenco oftlio Philadelphia Evening Bullotin.J
Paris, Friday, July 9, 18G9-— The sounds Of
tlio liberal, or as it might tvoll bo called, tlio
“liberating” movement, are ringing out all
over the country, and everything goes on as
merrily as marriage-bells. The doom of “im
perial” institutions, in, the arbitrary sense, at
least, of the word, has been struck, and the
Jcnellof “personal government” lias tolled.
One hundred and ten signatures already cover
t he demand for a restoration of the national
liberties, which the Constitutional party lias
put forward with a rapidity and energy which
has surprised every one, and none
more perhaps than the advanced liberals,
who find the wind taken completely
out of their sails, and themselves obliged to
follow, instead of assuming the lead. They
have resolved, in fact, to await the result of
the discussion upon the proposals of the tiers
parti, before bringing forward any of their own.
The attempt, too, made by >l. Itouher to
countermine the liberal movement, by in
ducing M. Du Mirai,and such of the majority as
still remained steady to him,to get up interpel
lations of their own,in amodifieHhberalsensc,
. which would allow him to adhere to them—
this manoeuvre has failed. The, tiers-parlt,
therefore, have it all their own way, both' as
against the ultras and the government,andare
daily drawing recruits to their ranks from
both sides by the power and attraction of suc
cess. It is impossible to say how far the de
fection may”aot go, nor by bow many deputies
the resolutions demanding vital reforms and
changes in the principled' the government
may not be signed before they are laid before
the ji ©use. There will then be a great debate
—such a debate as has not been heard in
France for twenty' years and more—for it
will be a debate on a radical reorganization of
the institutions of the country. If, after the
debate, the Emperor yields, he may still' hold
his ground; if not, he must- look out for the
deluge. But that things should go on longer
as they are is acknowledged on all sides a to be
impossible.
The went her here has now become and
seasonable, and’Paris has assumed its usual
summer aspect. The Tuileries Gardens, and
other places of similar resort, .are filled nil day
witb-family groups’of bourgeoisie with their
bonnes and children, vt’ho giva each other ren
dezvous ■ there with their friends, to sit,
and work, and read, and gossip and.
■play in the open air, instead of in
their confined and small apartments.
Out-of-door life is the great summer luxury, of
the middle-class Parisians, and they enjoy it to
tlie full/ livery day, in the Tirileri.es Gardens,
too, an admirable military band p)ays from
five' to six o'clock, when, for three sous,
you, may sit under the, trees; in
a comfortable , ann,-chair (one of those
delightful . iron chairs, with spring seat and
back, which they make cheaper .and better in •
France than, anywhere else in the world)—and
hear as good music as from the Grand . Opera.
The arrangements for this public concert en
picine air are now admirable, and very superior
to what used to be the case. The band is
stationed in the centre of an oval space, sur
rounded by noble trees, and forming a de
lightful natural music hall. Within this, chairs
are placed in regular order, and programmes
of the performance politely handed ronnd by
one of the hand, and posted; up on the trunks
•of the neighboring trees. The scene on a
fine summer afternoon is often quite beau
tiful, and the place a great resort for old re
tired'French veterans, who rarely stir out. of
Paris. Changarnief frequently takes his seat
there, looking now very old and broken
broken in spirit and career, perhaps, more
than in age, though there is still fire in his
eye, as if he thought “his” turn might come
yet. But the chief part of theaudienee are the
■ bourgeois class, - who remain in town after the
fashionable, world has taken its departure, to
eount the gains of the season and eiijoy
their leisure. There, i* always a, large
admixture also • of . blouses; for the
French ouvrier has a real and genuine taste:
for, and often, i. considerable knowledge of
music, and is quite capable of appreciating
the compositions of the best masters. The
performances by such bands as those o’? the
guides, or the gardes de Paris, or the imperial
guard, is first rato; the solo parts being played
by allowed to hire them
selves out as professional musicians at a very
high price. And all this cheap and pleasant
and, elevating luxury is placed daily at. the
eommaucl of the people for three sous, or for
nothing at all if they like to stand and listen
instead of being scrited.
Another great feature of Paris out-of-season
and out-of-dodr life is the concierge and his
family. There he sits, with his wile and chil
dren, at the door of every private hotel or
fashionable residence in Paris, rejoicing in
“ nothing to do,” with no staircase to clean,
nor portc-cochire to sit up and open till five in
the morning. He. brings the chairs and half
; tlie furniture of his narrow logo out into the"
deserted street, and takes his ease all day long.
There are whole" avenues in Paris, at this
time of year, where, in the evening, you see
nothing but these groups at the door of every
mansion, all the other .occupants of which
have flitted to the seaside, Switzerland, ora
German watering-place.
. The mention of Switzerland reminds me of
letters I have received from friends in
those parts, and the? weather they describe.
In the Grisons, the Engadine, and even down
as low as Coire, snow has fallen very recently
in large quantities, and one fact mentioned is
that the temperature registered on the 21st of
June, the longest day, of the year, was in
many places the Bame as that registered on the
21st of December, the shortest. In some parte,
as in the Schuytz district, for instance, the
cattle had ..been obliged to. be- brought down
again from the high pastures, to prevent
from perishing from oold.and hunger. 'Flocks
of sheep had been buried under avalanches,
and early travelers and tpurists had been
•obliged to resort to sledging in order to get on
their way. I see, however, that more recently
a first ascent of Mont Blanches beenaccom
plislied, though not. without diilieulty and
danger; so that the weather has probably mo-;
derated, and a fine autumn may be anticipated
after tlie late unusual inclemency. ... .• ’ .
Tlie harvest and vintago in France seem,
on the whole, to promise well, now that fine
JDaxlji <f timing lulktiu
weather, has set iu again. Friends in thp West
write me word that wheat and barley will be
ready to cut by the 'last week of-this month,
and that tho yield will he above, an average.
In the southern and central districts, from
Bourgcs to Lyons, the accounts are about the
same, though somewhat less favorable east
wards and towards the Jura mountains and
the Vosges. On the whole harvest, perhaps,
a, good average may bo calculated. The vine
yards, also, i>romise well, though backward,
in consequence of a cold and wet June., There
are at this moment two of the most .cele
brated wine-farms of France for sale in the
market, the Eomanea-Conti, and the Clos-
Vougeot, both in the Burgundy district. The
size of the former is only some three acres, and
its produce rarely exceeds ten casks, averaging
about 300 bottles each. The price asked for
this precious estate is 100,000 francs. The
farm known as the Clos, or inclosure of
Vougcot, contains something more than one
hundred acres, entirely surrounded by a wall,
whence its name, and yields, on an averajgjg
about two hundred or two hundred and ten
casks of wine, though it has sometimes pro
duced five or six hundred, and sank again as
low as eighty. ; It is now oflered for sale at the
price of 2,000,000 francs. The produce, how
ever, of both these celebrated vineyards is still
disposed of, I understood, for some years to
come, to the Compaf/nie des yrands vim de
Bourgogne, in the Bue Boyale, of this city.
CRIM E .
' A Cincinnati Tragedy.
[From the Ciilclunatl Chronicle of July 20.1
A terrible tragedy, resulting in the self
ilrowning of a husband,the probable shocking
death of, the wife, and the orphanage of four
small, helpless elril<,lfen, occurred early this
morning. ' .
Tlie name of tlie husband was John Maher,
and that of the wife had been Mary Gamble.
They had lived together seventeen years. For
the hist two or three years, with the exception
of an occasional job of tailoringj he has done
nothing for the support of his family, the
wife, at the wash-tub, having’ to provide—all
too scantily—the hsmd%nd clothing for her
children, now reduced to four, out of eight
born'to her. , .
They occupied asingle room, in the second
story of a house on tlie southeast corner of
Columbia and Face streets, where they
had lived for three years. Hot withont bit
terness of feeling and harsh words had the
wife endured the burdens thus imposed upon
her; and not without shameful abuse had he
resented this natural manifestation of human
weakness. ■/' .
Hot much is known of the scenes immedi
ately preceding the catastrophe of this morn
ing. During the night Maher came home,
drunk as usual, and his wife refused him ad
mission into" their only room, where she and
her four children were sleeping. She had the'
door locked against him, and he remained out
nil night. He was seen at midnight, sitting on.
a box in front of the house. The next , that
wits seen or heard of him was.this morning at
live o’clock, when Mr. Duffy, wbo sub-lets the
room occupied by Maher, heard a rumpus in
tlie room, and ran down to quell the disturb
ance, Ho heard Maher ask fov a dollar, that
he might go away and leave her. She refused.:
to give it to him. He then asked for a clean
blurt; but the poor wife either; had none for
him, or was so exasperated that she would not
gratify him to Quit extent. Then followed a
scuffle, a thump upon' the floor, and steps
hastening out of the Toom. '
As Mr, Diifly reached' the door, he saw'
Maher rushing down the steps. Looking in,
he was shocked to see Mrs. Maher lying on the
floor; her head bloody, and an ax by her side.
He gave an alarm, and hastened after the fu
gitive. He pursued him down Bace street
toward the nver. At that early, hour there
was nobody in the streets to halt him, and on
heiwent to the river, up Water street, to the
Louisville Mail boat, lying at tho foot of Vine,
across, her bow,' and leaped into' the river.
Soon bis head appeared above the water, and
floated a moment to the stern, where a plank
was thrown out to him, and he might have
caught hold of the yawl, but he turned away
from them, and sunk to rise no more alive.
Beturaing, Mr. Duffy found some neighbor
women washing the blood from the almost
lifeless woman. The first blow had almost cut
off the right ear, and the second had sunk a
deep gash in tlm right temple. The axe was
cliill as a grubbing hoe, or it- would have
cleaved her head in 'two. Dr. Maley was sent
for, who dressed her Wounds, but thinks there
Ls little prospect of her recovery.
When we called at the terrible scene we
fourid a sister of the unfortunate woman and
two neighbors taking care of her and her little
group of children, the eldest a girl of twelve,
unci the youngest less than a year old. It was
a sad sight, and, helpless to render any desira
ble service, we.turned from the scene to other
and constantly varyingseenes of life, generally
brighter, but too often with hues of darkness
and woe.
Since the foregoing was written, we have
learned from Dr. Maley that Mrs. Maher’s
wounds were not necessarily fatal. The blow
in the temple did not fracture the skull, but
inflammation of the brain renders her uncon
scious, and may terminate her life. She will
be taken to the hospital this afternoon, and
her brother will take one of the children:
The Doctor informs us that Maher called at
his office last night, between 10 and 11 o’clock,
and solicited a recommendation to get work
in the Garden of Edon. He was sober then,
and promised to do better if he would only help
him to employment. For the sake of ‘his
family, the Doctor gave him a note asking for
work. But it must nave been that the weak
man, elated with the prospect of earning some
thing and again bringing happiness to his
family, took a few drinks in congratulation of
his good resolution, and so became the brute
and fiend he was.
Sad Suicide.
[l'rom the Cincinnati Times of July 20th.]
This morningjahout half-past eleven o’clock,
Emil Gaworski, a young and handsome
Polander, very genteely dressed, entered
Washington Park, and, when reaching the
northwestern part of it, deliberately pulled
out a pistol, as is supposed, shot himself in the
heart, walked a few -paces, and fell to the
earth a corpse.
The' Tact was unpereeived by those in the
park at that hour, though the report of the
pistol was heard, and attracted attention to the
lifeless form of the young man, crimsoning
the grass with his blood/ The news ofthe sad
actsoon became known, and orowds flocked
to the spot to gaze upon the unfortunate
suicide. . !
■ On the arrival of the Coroner his pockets
were searched,-and-», letter ißdited in-German
was found therein. Astranslated to usit reads
in substance as follows:
“One hour bqfore death—My name is Emil Ga
worski. I have been trying to kill myself for
the last two weeks, and regret exceedingly
that I was not killed, while fighting in tlie
Union Army. Let none of my friends who
may read this mention how I died to my poor
mother and sister. Adieu, dear home.”
There were some other papers found in'.his
pockets, but nothing’ giving any further ex
planation in regard to the reason why he coni
mitted the act. Some metallic cartridges were
also found in his pockets, hut, strange to say,
the pistol with which- lie Bad committed the
fatal act had not been found when we left the
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1869.
scene. When ho fired, doubtless, he threwthe
pistol among the shrubbery which skirted the
promenade. 1 "
. A gentleman , who was present ''was ac
quainted with the deceased, and stated that he'
had hoen acting as bar-keeper at the hotel at
the southeast corner of; Third and Broadway;
formerly the Winud House. He had been,ho
further said, in this country some eight or ten
years, and. had received a splendid education. -
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.
I’KIISNIA.
Fourth of July In Berlin.
[Correspondence of tho N. Y. World. J
Behlin, July G. —lndependence Day was,
as usual, celebrated by the American colony
assembled to dine—for this once—in the hand
some hall of a restaurant in the neighboring
city ofCharlottenburg. In the centrejof one
side of the apartment was hung a familiar
portrait ofjwesident Washington, which has
often tariffed a part of the decorations atsimi-
as it formerly belonged
Wright, by whose widow
was given as a souvenir to his faith
ful butler, Schmidt. On either side of it were
placed the stars and stripes of the Bepublic,
while the Prussian eagle, with his gilt crown,
looked down from the white and black ensign
festooned above. Almost in front of the pic
ture sat the chief guest, Privy Councillor
Bruns, the present Dean of tlie law faculty of
the University, and a distinguished professor
of civil law. That this: learned gentleman
might, have an opportunity of conversing in
any modern language he might prefer, care was
taken to place Mrs. Young,of Detroit, and Mrs.
Mitchell, of Chicago, beside him. It turned
out, however, that be was quite at home in
flieir own vernacular. ■ Quite half of the. rest
of the company, some thirty in number, was
made up of young ladies, one charming bevy
being matrouized by Mrs. Hoffman, of New
York, and another by Mrs. Fuller,ot Chicago,
both of which ladies must have been grateful
for the kindness of the spruce young men who
displayed great readiness in assisting .them in
the care ot their Charges.
Grace having been ' said by theßev. Mr.
Barstow, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, a very
elegapt dinner, accompanied by equally poor
wipes, was served. When the,table became
pretty well dotted with champagne coolers,
and the roast was under consideration, it
seemed time that the orating—for orating
there must be when two or three Americans
are gathered together—should commence, and
so it did. First, of course, came the sentiment,
“The day we celebrate,” which was duly
drunk, after being prefaced by very brief re?
marks from Mr. Mac Lean, and. 'by three
hearty cheers from all. Then followed, doubt
less under application of .the principle
of doing in Germany as the .Germans do, the
toast to bis Majesty, the King of Prussia,
and of tlie North-German .Bund.
Privy Councillor. Bruns spoke for bis sovereign
very gracefully lip bis own tongue,, and with
that loyalty of expression which marks the
language of a people with principalities and
powers many. Beferring to the. United States,.
lie said that Americans must be pronounced
fortunate, in that they bail a national birth
day, to which they could look back wjth
pride, and winch they could celebrate with
fond remembrance. In Germany there had
been lately born a new state, if not a. new.
nation, and the man who had principally
gui ded the aflairii during its birth-struggle, con
trolled them'still; no the Union, which, after
the manner of republics, seldom called a mili
tary man to bo its Executive, had cheseti Tor
' this high office the man who'successfully con
cluded its last struggle for life. He begged,
then, to propose “ einen toast auf den Herrn,
General Grant, den' Presidenten der Verein
igten Staaten. Er lehe liocb! nnd abermals
lioch! und riochmals hoch!” . •
The reply to this was made by Mr. Mac-
Lean, who said that he had on several sim
ilar occasions during tlie preceding adminis
tration been called to a like honor, and that he
now, as then,. contended, that every citizen
should render honor and support to him who
had been chosen President. He thought it
surprising that those from whom the new exe
eutive had a right to expect assistance-r-the
ruling majority in the Senate and Congress—
should have hampered him by a statute which
was as contrary to the doctrines of public law
taught ifi Europe as; it was to. the experience
of efficient governments. He mentioned,
among the reasons why Americans abroad
could respond heartily to the toast, the tact
that the President and Secretary of State had
shown a determination not to be led by even
their own party into extravagant demands
npon foreign powers, nor into conniving at
breaches of international law. \
Sir. Tomkins, of Providence/ most happily
proposed the (among Americaps never for
gotten) toast, “The Ladies,” winning showers
of smiles from his fair clients arid provoking
frequent interruptions of applause, to which
small hands contributed no little part. Then
, came toasts and sentiments numerous, includ
ing “The 1 University”-/with - which was’eou
j "pled tbe name of the eminent juristpresent at
i tlie board, Count Bismarck—“ Mr. Bancroft,”
whoso absence was much commented upon,
though due, I believe, to some misunderstand
ing. .
A gentleman connected with tbe Nord
daulsche Allyemcinc JZcituny l in answering for
! “The Press,” glorified that institution as ft ex
; ists in the States, and the laws; or rather the
absence of laws, controlling it,in pretty strong
j terms for an attache of a ministerial journal,
i Queer enough, some itinerant domine deli
| vered himself of a toast ft) religion—^whether
; it was greeted with hqEcans I have forgotten,
■ but think I may safely affirm that to have
| been the case, for the company had become
quite cheery by that time. The musicians sta
tioned on tho balcony, seeing the merriment,
commenced a rollicking air from one of Offen
bach’s comic operas. This bull was outdone
by the one with which they commenced. The
musical committee-map found that he could
not lead his pipers into the mysteries of “Hail
Columbia” and “Yankee Doodle,” but grewi
enthusiastic when be had made them compre
hend “My Country, ’tis of Thee;” but he
_omitted to mention the order of exercises, so
the hymn to the sweet land of liberty was
drawled out as a pman to the king, and “Heil
Dir im Sieges Kranz” swelled the acclamation
for Independence Day.
; It was 9 o'clock; betore dinner was over, yet
preparations were speedily iriade for a dance ,
anti probably it cariie off, though I cannot say
with certainty, for,' thinking it the proper
thing for a staid bachelor, I left the lads and
lasses to their hop. Before I got away Iheard
the ladies praising the committee, and. I be
lieve tbey spoke of Mr. Tondpkins,-of- Bhode
■ Island' Mr. Hill, of Georgia; Mr, Harice, of
Hew Y ork, and perhaps others; these, at any
rate, receivedjionorablo mention.
A War .Steamer Sent after a Haytian
..Frtvateer. ...
[Corri'Bjioudoncoof the How York HoralJ.]
Washington, July 21, 186!).—The United
> States steamer Seminole/ Cbiniriander E. H.
Owens, which left Norfolk, Va., onthe llth
inst., tinder sealed orders on a secret expedi
tion to the Haytian waters, is, now-understood
tohnve sailed ibr the purpose of capturing the
Haytian privateer Hero. This iatter vessel
Bas long been preying extensively on Ameri
can commerce in that latitude: It/Ls stated on
semi-official authority that the orders of Com
mander Owen are to capture /the Hero and
bring her at once to Washington. Engineers
Smith and Van Claine, of the'Gosport Navy-
Yard, a number of extra . Officers and a full
crew and armament left onthe Seminole, and
it is expected slip will be hqard from shortly.
The last heard of the privateer was that she
was seen in Gonaives Bdy with an Ainerican
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
schooner in custody; tho captured vesselflying
the St. Domingo flag, with tho American en
sign beneath.'. The Haytian privateer is also
said to have a largo amount or specie onboard,
which materially enhances the value of the
prize among the crew of the Seminole. Navy
officers here are looking anxiously for further
intelligence.
.News Received by the Junto in New
; York. ■■...■
. [From the N.Y. Bun of July 21»t.J
The news which the Cuban Junta received
from their correspondents in Cuba by.the ar
rival of the steamship Columbia yesterday, is
cheering and satisfactory. Among other
things, is the announcement of the landing of
another expedition of troops from the United
States; who shortly after disembarking
attacked two regiments of Spanish vo
lunteers, and routed, 1 them, taking • two
hundred: prisoners, among them Colonel;
Villaverde. , The officers and men of the
Spanish navy werealso much alarmed at learn
ing that a few schooners from Hew Orleans,
laden with submarine torpedoes, arms, and
ammunition, hail landed their cargoes and
sailed on their return voyage. Hopes are en
tertained that tlio Cuban flag will float over
Morro Castle by New Year’s. The conduct of
our Government meets with unanimous con
demnation in Cuba, some going so far. as to
assert, that. under no consideration will they
consent to the annexation of Cuba to the
United States.
. Major Bios, with sixty men of the Spanish
troops, had had a sharp engagement with the
Cubans near Manzanillo on or about the 10th
inst. Twenty of the latter were .killed and
twelve captured. The Spanish loss was not
given. ■ • . ,
FIXAn ESCAPE OF GEN, EVAN. ’’
On Sunday night Cols. Byan and Currier es
caped from Gardiner’s Island, and yesterday
th.ey were in the Clifton House, Niagara Falls.
■ When tlie marines and deputy marshals under
Marshal Gregg landed on Gardiner’s Island,
Island last Friday,and took off all the men
from the cafup and elsewhere that they cOuld
find, bringing them, as has already been re
ported, to Fort Lafivyate,they had left behind
-Cols. Byan and Currier and abont 40 (not 70),
including some of the principal men that had
been in the army—the.flo wer.in fact,of the fili
busters. Duringthe chase and the capture of
. the filibusters by the marines and Deputy Mar
shals; upward of 20Q shots were fired, some of
tlie filibustersTeturaing in earnest the fire, and
both Currier and Byan narrowly'escaped with
their lives- A short time after the cdmpwas
surprised by the officers of the law, the Cu
bans'singled out the Deputy Marshals and
opened a fire upon them. -It-was positively
asserted by Col. Currier that he had not only
shot one of the Deputy'Marshals, but that he.
had seen his arm in which the shot had taken
effect fall helpless to his side.. If such is the
case, why has it been kept a' secret?, Which
one of the Deputy Marshals, or men, was it
that was shot?
• con. cukeier’s disguise.
But to continue. When the last boat-load
was only a short distance Irom the shore they
were hailed and put back to receive a note
from a large-framed man in common clothing,
having a heard all over his face; the letter was
directed to the officer ih command ofthe force,
who was then on board the cutter. The large
framed mail with a beard,in common clothes,
who spoke to the boat-load of marines, was
Co). Currier himself, who had bytkat time re
loaded his weapon and was with Byan standing
bn the beach watching with heavy hearts the
lap* iflCiag all tHoir de.eielaid’plahsfpr
a glorious campaign against the Spaniards in
Cuba. The note sent was a mere piece of
bravado On the nart of desperate, huntedmen,
to let the officials know that their principal
prey was yet openly and avowedly on the
island. It is well known that some time ago
Colonels Currier and Byan, and one or two
other principal officers, entered into a secret
compact never to be taken to a dungeon, such
as tbe abominable den in Ludlow street, alive,
and pledged each other that they would stand
by each other to the bitter end.
THE ESCAPE FROM THE ISLAND.
' Last Sunday night a sailing yacht, belong
ing to ol - commanded by a Capt, Bennett,
which had at first been engaged by Byan for
S7O to carry his men, left the island for this
city,bringing about forty persons. EverytEing
. had been done so noiselessly, yet so swiftly,
that even if the United States authorities had
any soldiers stationed ih those waters they
would have suspected nothing. Within two
hours after leaving the island that night they
were seen in Sag Harbor in company with
Judge Merrill,. Mr. French, Mr. Sleight, and
Others, and shortly afterward again embark
ing on the same yacht, they reached the Con .
necticut shore,and made their way to Canada
' WHAT BYAN AND CURRIER BAY.'
Byan and Currier say that if. those ofthe
men who wers left in New York’ had joined
them in season all could have embarked and
reached a point where their whereabouts
would have been unknown to Marshal Barlow,
whence they could ultimately have' embarked
for Cuba. They add' that the failure of the
expedition rests with Senor Alfaro and others,
as bad they not given all up when only a part
were seized, ana /thoy haa attempted to save
what they could, their loss would not have
been so great. The pecuniary loss is estimated
atsioo.ooo; . ,
As the Cuban Junta refuse to aid any one of
tpe men that have been enlisted by-their paid,
subordinates, a number of them are about to
institute suits against the Junta for the pay
•promised'them of $3O per month in gold, the
bounty that had also Deen promised them of
an additional $5OO iri gold, and also their lost
clothes. •
YELLOW FEVER IN NEW YORK BAY.
Tweifty-ißve Deaths on tbe Saratoga.
[from tho No-hr York Times.]
When the United States sloop-otVwar Sara
toga lay at Havana, last spring, that scourge
of the topics, the yellow fever, broke out
among her ctew. One of its first victims was
John Paul Quinn, the ship’s surgeon. “She
was immediately ordered by Admiral Hoff,
commanding the North Atlantic Squadron, to
sail for a northern; iatitude. Accordingly she
came to Newi York, arriving here on the 19th
of Juno. She was quarantined in the Lower
Bay, and the tide-wheel steamer, the Frolic,
despatched toiher. To this vessel were, re
moved the healthy men of the Saratoga’s
crew. They remained on board for'two
weeks, and, noifurther case ol the fever ap
pearing among them, tyere transferred to the
United States receiving-ship Vermont, where
they still remain.
On hoard of tl)o Saratoga, since her arrival,
a great many men have tiled, among them the
following officers in addition to the surgeon,
who died' at Havana: Wm. A. - Van . Vleek,
Lieutepaht>.Obmiiander,died June 29; George
A. Flagg, Lieutenant, June 20; Herman C.
Baebel, Lieutenaint, June 26; Samuel G. Blod
fett. Master’s , Slate,. June 20; Wm. E. Mc
lullen, Captain’s Clerk, June 22; Hiram L.
26. ;
Since she left Havana there have been
.twenty-five deaths on board, and quite a num
ber ot eases wbo are now convalescents. Ten
days ago the remainder ofthe crew,being con
sidered quite well) wore transferred to the
Vermont, sq that iriow the vessel lies in the
Lower Bay with btit a few men on board to
look after her and see that she is thoroughly
cleansed. Every tiling that can he done to dls^ 1
infect rind purify h<jr is being done. Tb make'
assurances doubly/sure, she will be kept at
her present rinchoriige ’ until the cold weather
sets in; when she. will he brought to the Navy
Yard to discharge her stores. All his officers:
have been detached and have gone to their
homes. Only Caiitain Whiting remains to
care for his men.
THE BEVOLUTION IN CURA;
DISASTERS.
The Late Accident on the Union Pacific
Railroad.
[Front tho Omaha Bojmblicnn, of July 18.|
The late railroad accident on tho Union B'a
cifie was caused'by. the heavy rains having
washed the earth from under the track at the
eastern end of a fill on the grade just above
Antelope Station.
The up train approached tbe spot about day
light on the morning of Thursday last, at tlie
usual rate of speed. The track being perfect,
and the engineer discovering no evidences of
any disarrangement, did not slacken the en
gine at all, but allowed her the accustomed
stroke. v
The baggage and mail cars piled themselves
up rather promiscuously, while, the passenger
cars werescarcely injured.
A young man named .Tno. Dwyer, who was
stealing a ride on the platform of a front car,
was instantly killed. On his person was found
a diploma showing lnm to have beenagraduate
of the Medical College at Dublin, Ireland.
Several letters of Introduction from prominent
Eastern men were also found in his pocket,
with $1 in money, fclt is supposed that he
wns.sliort of moans, and too prowl to ask a
\ ride, hence adopted this means to procure
transportation to some point further west.
The fireman,, Mr. Melvin Shears, of Cold
Water, Michigan, was also instantly killed.
His body .was. sent to Sidney on the return
train; and will be taken to ills home in the
East.
The baggage and' mail cars were Tiadly
wrecked. The passenger coaches sustained
but little damage. Several, passengers were
slightly injured, and the engineer somewhat
scalded. Mr, S. S. Daniels, U. S. Mail Agent,
who is our authority for the above informa
tion, had his left limb slightly bruised, but not
seriously enough to lay him up.
The damages to the road were soou repaired
and the trains in running order. ■ »
Cnrlons and I*alnl'ul Accident.
A young man named Edward Nolde, em
ployed as a salesman in the wholesale bat store
of B. H. Edelen S'Co., on Main
with a very curious and distressing aceident-rit
noon yesterday. He bad ' sat down to dinner
at bis home, on , Chestnut street, and was
taking a drink of water from a’glass tumbler.
Before he had swallowed tlie first mouthful of
writer be discovered that be hail swallowed
several sharp sewing needles. He gave a tre
mendous congli, and finally succeeded in spit
ting out one or tlie needles, but two of them nad
beepme fastened far down his throat, and had
lodged so severely: that they could not be forced
either down or up. They caused him great
I tain, and it was with some difficulty he could
ireathe at all. A surgeon was at once sum
moned, who; after examining the location anil
position of the needles; announced that they
would .have to be cut from the throat. An in
cision was therefore made large 'enough
through which to extract the' needles. Al
though the operation was performed very
Scientifically and skilfully, the young man suf
fered intense pain, anti is now unable to move
Iris neck in the least from one side to the
other. The wounds will heal shortly, however,
when the unfortunate young man will Arid re
iiei.—Louisville Express, July 17th.
POLITICAL.
A Southern View of, Packer’s Nomtua-
The Savannah Republican, a Democratic
paper., says: ) v ’
,“Itis a rare thing for the Northern Demo
crats to make a judicious nomination. In
deed, since the South has been left out of their
councils,. the party appears to have lost its
. brains. There seems to be a fatality that
drives them away from every road that can
possibly lead to victory.- They appear incapa
ble of teaminy amjthiny from the past. It is
their blunders alone that have kept alive the
Badical party, which has 16ng since been con
demned by the. Ainerican people. In the late
Presidential campaign they not only
brought out a ticket that was obliged
to be beaten, but took special pains
to. secure its , defeat by putting the party ,
on the defensive in a long and silly string of
irrelevant resolutions. In the States they have
been guilty of equal folly. With the excep
tion of Hofiinan, in New York, and Bose
crans, in Ohio, they have blundered in almost -
every nomination made since the close of the
war. The Pennsylvania' nomination on Tues
day afl'ords a striking example. They could
have had the services of Hancock by anything
like a unanimous nomination, and his name
would have put a Democratic victory beyond
a peradventure; but no, ihey must go off into a
wild goose,chase after, a ‘ copperhead’ iwminee, a
well-known partisan,-who will keep his mi
nority party together and the opposition quite
as firmly united.”
Tlie Erie Railroad Slaughter.'
[Correspondence ofthe Now York Times.]
Port Jervis, N. Y., Wednesday, July 21,
1869.—The engineer of the freight train, Grif
fin, still lies in the jail at Milford, Pa., await
ing the September term of court for a trial.
In the meantime efi'orts are being made to
bail him out, and yesterday a party of bis
friends from Susquehanna went to Milford to
make 1 application to Judge Sluirswood, of the
Supreme Court (who is temporarily stopping
there), for the discharge of Griffin on bail
The application was granted ami the amount
of bail fixed at $2,000, wßich Iris friends were
prepared to furnish. Subsequently the amount
was fixed at $lO,OOO, which amount has not
yet been raised, anil tho probability is that tbe
prisoner will be obliged to lay in jail until his
trial. '
On Sunday a man came to Port Jervis, rep
resenting himself as a relative of the lost Ger
man family whose remains were interred in
Laurel Grove Cemetery. He says they are
John Kruch, Elizabeth, bis wife, anil their
three children, and that they were going to
Girard, 111. They started from Morn.sania,N.
' Y., where they resided lor some time. The
gentleman had oomo on to make arrangements
to effect a settlement with the Company for
their loss, for tho benefit of the heirs, which
would bo $25,000, He failed to satisfy the
Company as to the identity of the bodies, and
did not succeed iu effecting a settlement.
The wounded at the Delaware House arc
rapidly gaining, and will return homo in a
few days. There are only three of them re
maining, one of whom, Carl Baer, the Ger
man lad, has sent for,his mother and brother,
in Prussia, to comb over to this country. The
claim for damages for his father’s death Ims
not yet been settled. John Flowers, one of
tho injured, started on Saturday for La Crosse;
Wis. ' \
—Some of the feats of cost-office clerks are
wonderful as a magician's surprises. A letter
bearing the post-mark of some obscure station
•village recently came to the Paris Post Office.
It bore no address but this: “To my buz Bunn.
a barr Shoo her inparigi.” _ Well, it
the h'uBband/"the bear showman in Paris, to
whom it was addressed.
—The Indianapolis Mirror says: “A party of
Muncie ladies, headed by Mrs. Frame, tbe re
vival lady, recently visited tbe saloons of that
city for the purpose of holding prayer meet
ings. Being unable to effect an entrance at a
certain Marie Wallings, they organized ou the
sidewalk, whereupon the ungallant proprietor
proceeded to i>iuup water oil them through a
■garden engine: Ho may see a time when,
■looking away off there across the fiery gulf, lie
will see Mrs.. Frame in Abrahanrsbosom,'
while he thinks regretfully of the precious
fluidl whibli iiri so prodigrilly wasted o'n tbe oc
casfon'of- Khfijirayer meeting.” .He will be in
another Frame of mind, then, doubtless,
F. I. EETHERSm Publisher.
PRfOJB OiSN'fS
FAtlB A.VI» t’ABfCIES.
[From Ifcirper’H Miiguzim*. : &T:
Betrothal.
O for one hour of such enchanted light
As made a fairer daytime in theskv,
Jitn on the wiUow-bitnk we aat that night.
■My old-time lore andrl! ----- • ’
so tow and tenderiv,
. listening trees above iis lean:
A 3 seemed to mo
That fell at last between.
w ay ,fi,? atiTl £ on its quiet thoughts* r
Jjike >vater*]ilies on a tranquil lake: i
And ijove unknown, because un
sought, ' '■
Lay dreaming half awake. . ;
■Ah> Love is lightest sleeper ever known'
whisper, and he started plain to. view;
e heavens seemed oar storv grown
While yet the moon was new. ‘
And when she spoke, her answer seemed tha
■ - ' while
Sweeter for sweetness of the’llps tliattold
Setting a precious word within a smile—
A diamond ringed wlthgold,
Then bloomed for us the perfect. cenLury-
flower■ ■ ■; 1 -
Then filled the cup and overrau tlie brim •
And all the stars processional; that lidur.
Chanted a bridal-liyfnn.' ■'
Ah, Time, all after-days may fly away,
Such joy as that thou hast but once to give,
And Love is royal from his crowning-day. '
Though kingdomless he live. ;
—Millard Fillmore and Thurlow Weed have
made up.
—Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker , wept before the
Secretary of the Treasury on. Tuesday. Mr.
Boutwell was unmoved.
—lt is said that under the new system of
extracting alcohol from, garbage, a palatable
article ofbeer may be obtained from old boots.
—TlieNew York Times.thinks that General
F. P. Blair at Long Branch, instead of being
the right man in the right place; was a tight
man in a tight place. ,
—There is a horHe'in. Northern Illinois, six
years old, nameless and unknown except by
its owner and trainer, which can pace a mile
in two minutes and twelve seconds.
—lt is proposed to form an inland State
out of Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and a part of
Washington' Territory, and a coastwise.
State out of the rest of Oregon and Washing
ton Territory. ■
—lt is calculated that the quantity of beer
annually produced in Europe exceeds
1,200,000,000 gallons. Bavaria produces most
in proportion to her population, and. Russia
least.
—The .century plant at Rochester, N. Y.,
draws many strangers to that city, some of
whom have come purposely hundreds of miles
to see it. It now shows the beautiful pyra
midal form of flowering, and will soon be in
blossom.
—A little gill named Katie Pitt has received
a premium in Platte county, Mo., for commit
ting to memory 13,637 verses of the Bible. At
last accounts she was still alive, although it
may be doubted whether she can survive the
■l4,oooth verse. WePitty the poor child;
—The dressmaker’s account which the Prin
cess of Metturnlch.submitted to her husband
recently, before leaving Paris, was of 112,000
francs (.£4,480). Unlike Prince Bariatinski,
who last month flatly refused to pay ,10,000
itancs.(£4oo) fora “petite toilette de matin en
crepe de Chine,” his Excellency, the Austrian
Ambassador opened his purse like a prince.
Madame la Pnncesse then produced the bon
net hill, which amounted to 2,250 francs (£330),
This his Excellency paid again, remarking this
time, with exemplary resignation, “My dear,
I have noticed that in proportionas your bon
nets diminish in size the prise ’ of them in
creases. One of these mornings we shall be
having the milliner bringing nothing but the'
-Wll.-—; . ‘
—A novel has just been published at Little
Rock, Arkansas. Its author is Captain It. H.
Crozier, and its title, “The -Bloody Junta; or,
the Escape of J, Wilkes Booth.” The leading
actors in the assassination conspiracy play the
principal parts' in this romance. 1 The Junta is
composed of Booth, Payne, Atzerodt, Mrs.,
Surratt, and others, and directed by a certain
Coldheart, •whose purpose is to make himself
king. Booth is not killed, however, in Gar
rett’s barn, but abeautiful girl: named Flora
Louran dies in- his place, and the military
Soft" her corpse, as that of the assassin,
e purpose 'or claiming the reward. ,
—A letter from Niagara says .-—The most
marked change is visible this spring, perhaps,
that has ever"been seen by .the oldest habitues,
and there is a very evident alteration in! the
appearance of the mighty wonder. The cone
in the point of the Horse-Shoe Fall, where the
‘•green water” is seen,/ has given away ajiout
thirty i'eet, and the, even, regular curve has
been transferred to more of a triangular shape.
It is estimated from the size of the gorge made
that from one hundred and titty to two hun
dred tons of rock must have given way. There :
is also a marked change in the appearance of
the American Fall. The side toward Luna
Island has worn away, leaving a sharp nro
j iection. Should this give.way and form a noi-
I low, the American Fall would form the out
| lino of a-complete lotter S. • The appearance of
I the rock is shelvy, so that it would he no won
: dor should this happen ere many days,although
it may not happen for years. , .
—A Paris correspondent writes the follow
ing: “ Let me tell you.of a catastrophe that
■happened' recently in the Bats. One of the
best, ‘international’ gentleman riders was
taking his pleasure there?—such pleasure, that
is to say, as may be had in a Victoria at 2f. 7 fie.
per hour. Calmly reflecting on good things iu
general, and his next good thing m particular,
I he went mooning up and down the shore of
| the .great, lake. Suddenly liis conveyance
halted and aroused him "from his reverie. ;.
! Looking"up he saw his steed—a proud animal
—consuming something. "What do you think
it was ? Why, only the straw-colored Chignon ;
of the lady in the Victoria in front of nim. •
Picture the face of the victim of this latest
‘ rape of the locks,’ and the look of detestation .
which she bestowed. After all, he was not to
blame; nor, indeed, was the horse. If ladies
have straw-colored tresses, they really must bo
prepared to he eaten lip alive by ignorant,
horses which have, perhaps, been kept a little •
short, and see the tempting bait-dangling be
fore their eyes.” .
- frontier females do not "seem to un-• <
derstand the necessity of taking the census,amt
naturally resist such things. Such was the ■
case m Cheyenne. To one Sir. Pierce, the col- .
lector," said: “What is your ago?” and,she
replied: “That is an impudent question and I '
_wunit tell you. 1 ' “Well I shall put you down
•at thirty,” "said “Pierce. “Fin, !dnly" twenty l "" “
seven, indignantly exclaimed the now <
thoroughly enraged lady. The record was
corrected accordingly. ■ “Madam,” said Mr.
Pierce W another lady, “I have been at your
house twice to take tho census.” “You had ■
better not let mo catch you there taking any
thing,” answered the independent woman.
“I want to know how many childron yoti •
have ?” asked Pierce, walking into a house:
: “What’s" that your business?” answered the
dtunej “so long as we don’t nskyonto keep
them ?” “I am taking the census and must
know,” pursued Pierce. “Well, I guess some
body has been a takin’ yours, and you’d better,
be hunting them up, young man,” vociferated •'
the dame. -■' ......